It is important to recognize that as dissent, as people insisting on secularism and democracy, we have consistently failed in India. Many people are speaking of these protests as “secular” […]
The la ilaha illallah controversy and secular dissent in India Read More »
Day 5 of #IndiaUnites saw a strong representation from civil society members who spoke, demonstrated and recited their rejection of hate crimes and bigotry. Hannan Mollah of AIKS flagged off the day with an outline of the 9-day long Agitation. Prashant Bhushan started for civil society, highlighting the good experiences between different communities, which he…
#IndiaUnites Day 5: Civil Society unites, #IndiaRejectsHate Read More »
Why is it becoming more and more uncomfortable to live within one’s own country, among people that we took for granted shared our view of the world? 2014 marked the
Hindus Are Not Victims And They Had Better Know It Read More »
This post is the second in a series that discusses democracy and the idea of a shared country from the ground up. The previous post asked why, when the basis
Why does liberal thought not proliferate among the masses? Read More »
Dhammachakra Pravartan Din at Deekshabhoomi “I have no Motherland’ Ambedkar once said to Gandhi, in frustration following the treatment dalits received in 20th Century. However, even if today an educated chunk belonging
Indian media un-noticed lakhs celebrating Dhammachakra Pravartan Din Read More »
Writers Speak Up against the Unmaking of India “A distinguished Kannada writer and Sahitya Akademi Award winner, M.M. Kalburgi, and two Maharashtrians, Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare, both anti-superstition activists,
Keeping count of dissenting voices Read More »
Historical documents establish that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose opposed the Hindu Mahasabha as well as the Muslim League as communal and acted to prevent their growth and membership in the Congress. This is contradictory to the attempts of contemporary right wingers to appropriate his legacy.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose opposed the Hindu Mahasabha and Syama Prasad Mukherjee Read More »
Ever since Aam Aadmi Party’s stunning win in Delhi Assembly elections, there is a rash of analysis and advice for Modi government (which has mostly fallen on deaf ears, and
The Modi Mandate: Development or Hindutva? Read More »
It was a republic day of rulers, by rulers and for rulers, as India made a big fuss out of the President of a country that has historically undermined our interest.
It was a republic day when the common man was orphaned Read More »
